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SQL for Data Analysis and Business Insights Specialization

Learn SQL for Business Intelligence.

Build complete database skills through hands-on projects with real business datasets

Professionals from the Industry
Harrison Kong
Judy Richardson

Instructors: Professionals from the Industry

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

from 978 reviews of courses in this program

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Write SQL queries from basic SELECT statements to advanced CTEs and window functions

  • Clean, organize, and optimize databases for performance and data quality

  • Apply SQL skills to real business scenarios and communicate insights effectively

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Specialization - 10 course series

Step Into SQL with Jupyter Notebooks

Step Into SQL with Jupyter Notebooks

Course 1, 8 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Jupyter
Category: MySQL
Category: Version Control
Category: GitHub
Category: Git (Version Control System)
Category: Query Languages
Category: Relational Databases

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Database Management
Category: Data Manipulation
Mastering Advanced SQL Queries

Mastering Advanced SQL Queries

Course 3, 6 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Query Languages
Category: AI Enablement
Category: Stored Procedure
Category: Maintainability
Category: Generative AI
Cleaning, Organizing, and Speeding Up SQL

Cleaning, Organizing, and Speeding Up SQL

Course 4, 8 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Database Design
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Data Integration
Category: Data Quality
Category: Data Validation
Category: Database Management
Category: Performance Tuning
Putting SQL to Work: The TechMart Challenge

Putting SQL to Work: The TechMart Challenge

Course 5, 2 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: SQL
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Database Development
Category: Performance Reporting
Category: Query Languages
Category: Prompt Engineering Tools
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Report Writing
Category: Data Transformation
Category: Business Reporting
Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

Data Analysis with SQL: Inform a Business Decision

Course 6, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Pull data from a database to answer a business question

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Databases
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Business Analysis
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Analysis
Manipulating Data with SQL

Manipulating Data with SQL

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Populate a relational table using SQL code.

  • Manage data in a relational table using SQL code.

  • Troubleshoot common SQL errors.

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Debugging
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Integrity
Category: Database Design
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Management Systems
Category: Databases
Understanding Basic SQL Syntax

Understanding Basic SQL Syntax

Course 8, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Identify and use correct syntax when writing SQL retrieval queries.

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Access
Category: Relational Databases
Advanced Relational Database and SQL

Advanced Relational Database and SQL

Course 9, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Advanced SQL topics including functions, stored procedures, triggers, common table expressions and recursion.

  • How to generate end-user-facing data presentations with advanced SQL

Skills you'll gain

Category: SQL
Category: Stored Procedure
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Database Administration
Category: Query Languages
Category: Database Development
Category: Data Science

What you'll learn

  • Explore products currently in inventory

  • Determine important factors that may influence inventory reorganization/reduction

  • Provide analytic insights and data-driven recommendations

Skills you'll gain

Category: Relational Databases
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Exploratory Data Analysis
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: MySQL
Category: Database Design
Category: SQL
Category: MySQL Workbench
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Data Presentation

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Professionals from the Industry
424 Courses61,663 learners
Harrison Kong
48 Courses237,404 learners
Judy Richardson
28 Courses354,251 learners

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